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✝️ Romans 8:28
Functional-Athletic Coach
Train for strength.
Move with power.
Live a life built to last.

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TRAINING ALONE. THE QUIET GRIND.
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I’ve spent much of my life relying on myself. Growing up, boxing became my escape, my discipline, and a way to deal with emotions I didn’t know how to express.
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Years later, boxing and strength training still give me that peace.
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Lifting weights isn’t just about building muscle or getting stronger. It’s about discipline, longevity, and challenging myself physically and mentally.
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But I’ve learned there’s a difference between being comfortable alone and isolating yourself.
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I’m still healing, still growing, and still learning to let people in.
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Some days I train for strength. Other days, for my mental health. Most days, it’s both.
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Training alone doesn’t mean I have to go through life alone.
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QUIET GRIND.

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If there were a pill that protected your brain, strengthened your heart, lowered your risk of chronic disease, and supported your mental health, we’d call it one of the greatest breakthroughs in medicine.

This isn’t just exercise. This is medicine.

Movement is one of the most powerful, multi-targeted tools we have for health and longevity:

🧠Helps preserve cognitive function and brain health.
❤️Reduces the risk of cardiovascular and metabolic disease.
🧬Is associated with lower risk of several cancers—and can improve important outcomes for people living with and beyond cancer.
🙏Is an evidence-based tool in the prevention and treatment of anxiety and depression.

We’re not just training for aesthetics or fitness benchmarks. We’re building healthspan, functional capacity, and resilience that compound over a lifetime.

Let’s help patients build movement into their lives.

The takeaway? Don’t just add years to your life. Train for the years you’re adding. 💪

*training by @fftstrong
*no “wamby pamby” weights per @drvondawright

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The inaugural Solace Summer Throwdown is in the books and we are still riding the high from it 💪🎉

We an incredible day watching our community show up, compete across three scored events, and give absolutely everything they had on that floor was exactly what we built this for. Every single athlete who stepped up and competed that day won in our eyes 🏆

This was just the beginning and we’re already planning the next one so stay tuned

A huge thank you to our sponsors @drinklmnt and @thealtar_nyc for making this event possible and for taking care of our athletes. We couldn’t have done it without you!

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The Summer Throwdown @solacenewyork was the most inspiring way to spend a Saturday. To every person I got to witness kick ass and elevate themselves, thank you for inspiring me to continue being hungry for moments like this one. There is a fuck ton of community in this space and it’s palpable. @ycoolj you created something special.

I’m proud of myself and even more proud that I had a group of baddies who I got to compete beside and be able to learn so much from. Thank you to each coach, the judges who hyped me up when I wanted to stop and the people I got to sweat beside.

@irilikeu @huntmorrmore You are firecrackers and it was a pleasure to be a winner with you both. @c.lo_perez You know I love you and am so proud of you. @fftstrong you stayed with me through the toughest part and I appreciate you. @_roxie_jones_ thank you for your support and screams @trainwdrew You kept the energy high and smiles real @valgutu the music and grooves kept us moving

As scared as I was to enter this moment, I was even more scared to not see what I had in me. To all the insanely good humans I continue to meet, work with, train with and connect to, keep seeing what your untapped potential is capable of. Do all the things you imagine for yourself so that the fear realizes it’s not in the driver seat. I’m your biggest hype woman, trust me. Let’s climb together.

Photos by the wonderful @trainwdrew

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Final call for the Solace Summer Throwdown this Saturday!
September 19 from 9am to 2pm we’re bringing our community together for our first ever in-house fitness competition and spots are almost gone.

What to mentally prepare for:
⚡ Power Surge — A strength and power test for time featuring deadlifts, front squats, push press, pull-ups, and a 250m SkiErg sprint

🔥 Engine Room — An 18-minute AMRAP built around endurance and pacing. Running, wall balls, burpee broad jumps, walking lunges, and a calorie row

🏆 The Throwdown — The ultimate fitness test for time combining an 800m run, wall balls, lunges, devil press, a 1,000m row, farmer carry, and a 400m run to finish

Top finishers take home PRIME class packs and recovery sessions at The Altar NYC. Early registrants also walk away with Nike swag and hydration from LMNT.

This is your last chance to get in! Link in bio to register before spots are gone

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One week out from the Solace Summer Throwdown and it’s almost time to see what you’re made of 💪🏋️

Next Saturday, September 19 from 9am - 2pm we’re bringing our community together for three scored events that test your strength, endurance, and grit. Whether you’re competing solo or as a doubles team, this is the moment you’ve been training for 🏃‍♂️💨

First, second, and third place winners take home PRIME class packs and sessions to The Altar NYC. Early registrants also walk away with Nike swag to wear on competition day!

There’s still time to sign up — Link in bio to register and we’ll see you on the floor 🙌

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“The best version of yourself is not a future version, but a daily choice.” ~Nithya Shri

@hoffhil shared this quote in her @substack this week (if you aren’t subscribed… take this as your sign) and it really resonated.

Between navigating puppy blues, taking advantage of a slow summer, and prepping for a new season approaching… I feel like a chicken with my head cut off 🤷‍♀️

Showing up isn’t always easy, and it isn’t always linear. Big shoutout to my trainer @fftstrong (the best) for setting me up with a personalized program that makes the daily choice easier.

And finally, because this post is quickly becoming me tagging all of my favorite things… do yourself a favor and (re)watch You Got Served. ✌🏻

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GLP-1s are bringing back 90s “heroin chic”—and as an oncologist, I’m watching an alarming trend unfold where exercise is completely left out of the prescription. 🛑

First, the clinical reality: GLP-1 receptor agonists are remarkable tools. Evolving evidence shows their ability to lower systemic inflammation, reduce cardiovascular risk, and manage major metabolic comorbidities.

The problem isn’t the medication—it’s prescribing them in a total lifestyle vacuum.

When patients lose weight rapidly without a structured prescription for resistance training and adequate protein, they don’t just lose fat—they lose critical lean muscle mass and bone density. Muscle is your metabolic armor.

More than that, a prescription pen can never replace what exercise does for human biology and mental health:
• The immediate endorphin surge and mood boost.
• Improved sleep architecture and stress resilience.
• Long-term cognitive protection and functional independence.
We don’t need a return to gaunt 90s thinness ideals. We need muscle, functional strength, and long-term healthspan.

GLP-1s belong in medicine, but they belong alongside strength.

Prescribe the medication when indicated. Prescribe the weight room always. Protect your muscle, your mind, and your vitality.💪

Training: @fftstrong 🙏

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10 days out from the Solace Summer Throwdown and spots are going fast 🚀🚀🚀

We’re bringing our athletes together to compete in a three-part scored event featuring strength, power and endurance. Come race solo or with your training partner — all levels are welcome!

When: Saturday August 15
Time: 9am - 2pm
Bonus: first 40 athletes walk away with free Nike gear 🙌

This is what we’ve been training for all summer — prove it to yourself what you’re made of!  
🔗 in bio via Eventbrite to register your spot

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LEO FKN SEASON ….. July was interesting to say the least . A lot of people showed their true colors . #LESSONLEARNED

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The Solace Summer Throwdown is officially happening and spots are filling fast!

On Saturday, August 15 from 9am to 2pm we’re bringing 100 athletes together for three scored events testing strength, endurance, and overall athleticism. Compete solo or team up with a partner in a Doubles division - All fitness levels welcome

If you’re one of the first 40 to sign up, you’re walking away with free Nike gear

Come show yourself where your strength and conditioning stands — 🔗 in bio to register via eventbrite

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